Gerald Tarrant stat questions
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So, I'm relatively new to these forums, but I'm an old school BGer. Currently getting ready to start my 4th EE run through, and should begin my first BG2EE run through with this character. I'm looking at possibly playing Gerald Tarrant, from the Colfire Trilogy by CS. Lewis. Quite possibly my all-time favorite character. His particular story seems to be a solid fit for a full BG saga run.
The problem is, I'm having some trouble nailing him down with D&D rules. What I have so far:
Human
Lawful Evil
Cleric 7 -> Mage rest
Str: 13
Dex: 15
Con: 15
Int: 18
Wisdom: 18
Charisma: 16
Stat-wise Int, Wis, and Cha all seems pretty easy. Int and Wis are incredibly obvious if you read the books(hell 18 is probably lowballing him), and prior to him becoming The Hunter, he was The Prophet...that doesn't happen if you aren't very charismatic(even after he becomes The Hunter he's very charasmatic). I'm a little iffy on the physical stats because at some point he turns into a vampire...I don't think he was anything special in a physical sense prior to that. I'd love to change him to a vampire when I dual class to mage but don't see any way of doing it in BG. I may just do 10's for the physical stats and then boost them when I dual class.
Hard to decide how high to take him in cleric for two reasons - one clerics in his world aren't supposed to use magic, and two they don't give a whole lot of information about his life prior to the ritual that turned him into a vampire. But being the Prophet gives the impression that he should have significant levels in cleric.
Lastly, I've thought about just using the various sword spells since as a cleric I wouldn't be able to use one.
Thoughts, ideas, opinions?
The problem is, I'm having some trouble nailing him down with D&D rules. What I have so far:
Human
Lawful Evil
Cleric 7 -> Mage rest
Str: 13
Dex: 15
Con: 15
Int: 18
Wisdom: 18
Charisma: 16
Stat-wise Int, Wis, and Cha all seems pretty easy. Int and Wis are incredibly obvious if you read the books(hell 18 is probably lowballing him), and prior to him becoming The Hunter, he was The Prophet...that doesn't happen if you aren't very charismatic(even after he becomes The Hunter he's very charasmatic). I'm a little iffy on the physical stats because at some point he turns into a vampire...I don't think he was anything special in a physical sense prior to that. I'd love to change him to a vampire when I dual class to mage but don't see any way of doing it in BG. I may just do 10's for the physical stats and then boost them when I dual class.
Hard to decide how high to take him in cleric for two reasons - one clerics in his world aren't supposed to use magic, and two they don't give a whole lot of information about his life prior to the ritual that turned him into a vampire. But being the Prophet gives the impression that he should have significant levels in cleric.
Lastly, I've thought about just using the various sword spells since as a cleric I wouldn't be able to use one.
Thoughts, ideas, opinions?
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He does, however, use a sword, so I'm not sure if Cleric works, despite his Prophetically.
edit: even worse I have the Colfire Trilogy sitting right in front of me on my desk and still screwed it up...